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Breaking Japanese Diplomatic Codes

Acronyms and Abbreviations

ADMI

Assistant Director of Military Intelligence

AIC

Australian [Army] Intelligence Corps

AIF

Australian Imperial Force

AMF

Australian Military Forces

ANU

Australian National University

ASWG

Australian Special Wireless Group

ASWS

Australian Special Wireless Section

AWAS

Australian Women’s Army Service

CAS

Chief of the Air Staff

CGS

Chief of the General Staff

CNS

Chief of Naval Staff

CO

Commanding Officer

CQMS

Company Quarter Master Sergeant

CSM

Company Sergeant Major

FECB

Far East Combined Bureau

DMI

Directorate of Military Intelligence

DMO&I

Director of Military Operations & Intelligence

DNI

Director of Naval Intelligence

D/R

Dispatch Rider

DSD

Defence Signals Directorate

FRUMEL

Fleet Radio Unit, Melbourne

GC&CS

Government Code & Cypher School

GEAM

Greater East Asia Ministry

GHQ

General Headquarters

GSO

General Staff Officer

HF DF

High-frequency direction-finding

IJN

Imperial Japanese Navy

Ix

Intelligence, Branch x

JAA

HINOKI Machine Cypher [also known as PURPLE]

JBC

Foreign Office Cypher Book No. 1

JIB

Joint Intelligence Bureau

LAA

Light Anti-aircraft Regiment

LHQ

Land Headquarters

MI

Military Intelligence

MIS

Military Intelligence Service

NAA

National Archives of Australia

NSA

National Security Agency

OC

Officer Commanding

POW

Prisoner of War

PMG

Postmaster General

RAN

Royal Australian Navy

SIB

Special Intelligence Bureau

SIGINT

Signals intelligence

SWPA

South West Pacific Area

UKUSA

United Kingdom, United States of America (Communication Intelligence) Agreement

USN

United States Navy


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